[ Further Mathematics will be re-introduced at Junior College level as a H2 subject starting 2016. I will be able to provide tuition in Further Mathematics and have in-depth knowledge on the required topics including Linear Algebra, Statistics, and Numerical Methods. ]

I am a full-time tutor conducting individual home tuition and small group tuition at affordable rates. My students have benefited from private (one to one) home tuition. They have gained confidence tackling the difficult concepts presented to them, and have benefited from the personalized attention that one to one tuition provides.
Academic Qualifications and Private Tutoring Experience

Ph.D. in Mathematics, 2011, National University of Singapore.

B.Sc. First Class Honours in Mathematics, 2002, National University of Singapore.

Grade Point Average (GPA): 4.9 out of 5.0. Placed on Dean's List for 4 Semesters. Served as student mentor at Special Programme in Science (SPS) for several semesters.

Very Extensive experience since 2002 tutoring Junior College and Integrated Programme Mathematics, as well as Secondary School Elementary maths and Additional maths.

My Approach to Private Tuition

The Singapore government and various Members of Parliament have voiced concerns about private tuition. Many have highlighted the stresses and pressures students are facing at school and have wondered if we are pushing our students too hard.

I believe that having private tuition is a personal choice that the student and parent must decide on their own. My students have benefited from private (one to one) home tuition. They have gained confidence tackling the difficult concepts presented to them, and have benefited from the personalized attention that one to one tuition provides.

At school or at tuition centres, it is difficult to give each and every student such individualized, personal attention. That is where home tutors like myself come in. I strongly believe that well-qualified tutors like myself have a role to play in helping students strengthen their academic foundations and achieve better grades.

My aim is to make the learning experience a pleasant and enriching experience for all my students.

From this year, students applying to the National University of Singapore will be given 1.25 bonus points for their first choice. This applies to courses where entry is based purely on converting a student’s grades into points. It does not apply to courses such as medicine and law where students have to be assessed through interviews in addition to their grades.

NUS senior deputy president and provost Ho Teck Hua revealed that currently, 65 per cent of students given a place in their first-choice course take up the offer, while only 45 per cent of those given their second-choice course do so.

This move is in line with NUS’s belief that students passionate about what they study tend to perform better.

Meanwhile, NUS will also be increasing the number of double major combinations as well as introducing a new degree in pharmaceutical science.

An additional 200 scholarships in the new academic year will also be on offer, over and above the 230 bond-free merit scholarships currently in place.

According to the recently released joint graduate employment survey, Singapore’s fresh university graduates earned a higher starting pay in 2017. Their median monthly salary was $3,400, an increase of $100 compared to 2016.

The survey polled graduates from the National University of Singapore, Nanyang Technological University, and Singapore Management University.

Fresh graduates with degrees in business, economics and computing had the biggest pay jumps.

However, the proportion of fresh graduates who secured full-time permanent jobs fell from 79.9 per cent in 2016 to 78.4 per cent last year. More also went into freelance work.

Overall, Ministry of Manpower statistics reveal that real median incomes for Singaporeans in full-time work rose by 5.3 per cent year-on-year as of June last year.

The National Education syllabus taught in Singapore schools has been through a one-year long review.

Senior Minister of State for Education Janil Puthucheary said that the review aimed to create a syllabus that will prepare students to understand and deal with changing global social, economic and political contexts.

The recommendations from the review include designing a syllabus that would nurture a sense of belonging to the community and country, and encourage students to develop an understanding of Singapore’s challenges and shared hopes and aspirations as a nation.

Curriculum time will be set aside for discussions on contemporary issues. Students will also be encouraged to reflect on what it means to be Singaporeans through “citizenship experiences” such as NRIC presentation ceremonies.

This year’s N.E.mation! competition was recently held at the iWERKS Theatre at Singapore Discovery Centre. Participating students created 30-second clips based on the Total Defence theme this year: “Together We Keep Singapore Strong”.

N.E.mation! is an annual inter-school digital animation competition organised by Nexus, the Ministry of Defence (MINDEF)’s Central National Education Office.

This year’s edition also had a new Youth Crowdsource Category that allowed members of the public to submit story ideas based on the theme. Students from Nanyang Polytechnic and the Institute of Technical Education College Central turned the best 10 ideas into animation clips. These clips were made available for public viewing on the N.E.mation! website and social media platforms earlier this year.

The winning entry for the Youth Crowdsource Category was produced by Team Nacho Cheese from Nanyang Polytechnic. Their video showcased the trials Singapore had gone through.

The winning team of the Student category was from Cedar Girls’ Secondary School. They chose to focus on everyday activities done with hands. Their entry, which was entitled “It’s In Your Hands”, was about how simple acts can contribute to Total Defence as everyone has hands, according to Cedar Girls’ team member Tanya Lua.

Winning clips from this year’s contest will be broadcast nationwide on television as well as in cinemas.

To cope with rising demand for computing graduates, Singapore universities will increase their intake of computing students when the new academic year begins in August.

The National University of Singapore plans to take in about 900 undergraduates who will be offered as many as six different computing courses.

The Singapore Management University’s school of information systems plans to take in 400 students.

Nanyang Technological University said it plans to increase its computer science and computer engineering intake by up to 15 per cent from 2016.

NTU is starting a degree in data science and artificial intelligence in August, while NUS has been offering new specialisations such as financial technology, digital innovation and marketing analytics.

Of the 12,502 candidates who sat for the GCE A-level examinations last year, 1,624 received at least three H2 passes, as well as a pass in General Paper or Knowledge and Inquiry.

These statistics were released by the Ministry of Education and Singapore Examinations and Assessment Board recently.

Last year’s pass rate was 93 per cent, compared to the 92.6 per cent pass rate achieved by the 2016 cohort.

Meanwhile, chemistry students who had their Paper 3 scripts stolen were mostly happy with awarded grades. The affected students were given grades based on their performance in other parts of the Chemistry exam. They also have the option to resit Paper 3.

In a Facebook post Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong wished candidates well, saying “Whatever your results are, remember that this is just one step in your lifelong learning journey. We are not only defined by result slips or certificates, but by what we achieve in life and what impact we make on those around us.”

Singapore Management University is offering three new postgraduate courses with a heavy emphasis on information technology skills and data analytics.

The Master of Science in Accounting (Data & Analytics) programme specialises in both accounting and data analytics, and helps to equip accounting graduates and professionals with technological skills that are relevant to accountancy.

A key feature of the course is a project in which students collaborate with external industry partners to solve real-world business problems.

A new Master of IT in Business Artificial Intelligence course covers the areas of machine learning and intelligent decision analytics, with the core emphasis on building AI applications and tools.

The Master of Science in Economics offers in-depth study of economics and economic data analysis, and can be taken even by students with no background in either domain. The programme offers three tracks: Applied Economics, Econometrics and Quantitative Economics.